Jimmy Shoes.  That’s what they called Jimmy Iovine in the studio. They laughed at him behind his back.  Without a college degree, driving a Mercedes-Benz coupe, needing to work his way up the ladder. Yes, Jimmy needed it.  We can analyze why, but that’s not important.  Iovine’s drive brought him to the top.  From Shelly […]

From: Andrew Loog OldhamSubject: Re: Mitch Mitchell bob;the cruel master indeed.no one up above warned the invincibles of the road they’d have to hoe.guess mitch was not up to signing on for the next episode.as i’m sure you know the hendrix experience, with mike jeffries , was really brutal. quite a suppressor and difficult to […]

I can’t remember not having a subscription to the "New Yorker". But that doesn’t mean I read it.  That doesn’t mean I don’t miss many articles encased between its covers.  I originally subscribed because of Pauline Kael.  You could feel her passion.  You knew she wanted to like movies, there was nothing better than a […]

I felt strangely disconnected from last night’s CMA Awards. Maybe it’s because I think Brad Paisley is a great guitar player but only a B level songwriter.  Maybe it’s because I believe in the Beatles, and no matter how great some of those George Strait records are, I can only believe in him so much […]